Kyle Harrison
to-read
War-Path and Bivouac
War-Path and Bivouac: or, The Conquest of the Sioux
- Author
- John F. Finerty
- Published
- 1890
- Pages
- 460
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Finerty rode with Crook’s column as the Chicago Times war correspondent; this is his first-hand narrative of the 1876 Big Horn and Yellowstone campaign.
Where I saw it: Shown as a nineteenth-century leather-bound spine in the shelf photo @romanhelmetguy posted on X, December 16, 2025, illustrating his rule that “half the books you read must be from before WW2.” https://x.com/romanhelmetguy/status/2000775031949824123
Connections
- Historical Futurism — a primary account read for the period rather than the conclusion.